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05 October 2015 | Ageing, | Social Inclusion
A new ILO study - LTC protection for older persons: A review of coverage deficits in 46 countries - reveals a global shortfall of 13.6 million care workers undermining the delivery of quality services to more than half of the world’s older persons…
02 October 2015 | Ageing, | Social Inclusion
On the international Day of Older Persons (October 1), the World Health Organization (WHO) released a new report on ageing. According to the report, the number of people over the age of 60 is expected to double by 2050 and will require radical…
02 October 2015 | Ageing, | Social Inclusion
On the international Day of Older Persons (October 1), the World Health Organization (WHO) released a new report on ageing. According to the report, the number of people over the age of 60 is expected to double by 2050 and will require radical…
02 October 2015 | Poverty Eradication
The United Nations and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations released a new report on eradicating malaria by 2040, which involves new strategies, tools and financing and urges world leaders to expand their commitment to fight a disease that…
01 October 2015 | Ageing
The United Nations is today urging countries to improve older persons’ accessibility to urban infrastructure, facilities and services as two phenomena – rapid urbanization and ageing populations – are combining to dramatically change the face the…
01 October 2015 | Ageing, | Social Inclusion
“What are the opportunities for older persons to participate in planning and addressing their needs in an urban environment in order to improve access to resources and services?”
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01 October 2015 | Ageing, | Social Inclusion
“What are the opportunities for older persons to participate in planning and addressing their needs in an urban environment in order to improve access to resources and services?”
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01 October 2015 | Ageing
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01 October 2015 | Ageing
The world’s population is ageing: virtually every country in the world is experiencing growth in the number and proportion of older persons in their population. Population ageing—the increasing share of older persons in the population—is poised to…
30 September 2015 | Disabilities, | Social Inclusion, | Women
In an important moment for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal agenda, the United Nations and China jointly issued a commemorative stamp sheet dedicated to persons with disabilities. Issued on 27 September 2015, the stamp sheet, produced by the…
30 September 2015 | Disabilities, | Social Inclusion, | Women
In an important moment for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal agenda, the United Nations and China jointly issued a commemorative stamp sheet dedicated to persons with disabilities. Issued on 27 September 2015, the stamp sheet, produced by the…
30 September 2015 | Disabilities, | Social Inclusion, | Women
In an important moment for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal agenda, the United Nations and China jointly issued a commemorative stamp sheet dedicated to persons with disabilities. Issued on 27 September 2015, the stamp sheet, produced by the…